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Not to be confused with Dragonair.

Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd (Chinese: 浙江长龙航空公司), branded as Loong Air (长龙航空) and previously as CDI Cargo (长龙国际货运航空公司), is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[3]

History

Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines,[4] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[5] It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013.[6] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[6] Its first flight started on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[7]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bangladesh Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport Cargo Charter [8][9]
Cambodia Sihanoukville Sihanouk International Airport Passenger [10]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Passenger + Cargo [11]
Bijie Bijie Feixiong Airport Passenger [12]
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Passenger [13][14][15][16]
Chengdu Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Passenger [17]
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Passenger [7][18]
Chifeng Chifeng Yulong Airport Passenger [15]
Dalian Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Guiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport Passenger [19]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport Passenger
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hub [20]
Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport Passenger [15]
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Lijiang Lijiang Sanyi International Airport Passenger [12]
Linyi Linyi Qiyang Airport Passenger [15]
Luoyang Luoyang Beijiao Airport Passenger [14][21][22]
Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Passenger
Nantong Nantong Xingdong Airport Cargo
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Passenger + Cargo [7]
Tongliao Tongliao Airport Passenger
Wanzhou Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport Passenger [19]
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Passenger [23]
Xiangyang Xiangyang Liuji Airport Passenger [13]
Yinchuan Yinchuan Hedong International Airport Passenger [21][22]
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Passenger [15]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Passenger [24]
Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Seasonal
Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport Passenger [25]
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport Passenger [20]
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Manas International Airport Passenger [26][16]
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport Charter
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Passenger [27]
Myanmar Mandalay Mandalay International Airport Passenger [28]
Philippines Kalibo Kalibo International Airport Passenger
South Korea Jeju Jeju International Airport Passenger [29]
Yangyang Yangyang International Airport Seasonal [30]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger [31]
Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport [32]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport Seasonal [33]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport Charter [34]
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Charter [34]

Sources:[1]

Fleet

Airbus A320 with Loong Air livery at Toulouse-Blagnac airport
Airbus A321neo with 2022 Asian Games promotional livery

As of July 2022, Loong Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[35][36]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y+ Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 — — 156 156
Airbus A320-200 28 — — 174 174
Airbus A320neo 29 — 18 156 174
Airbus A321neo 9 1 8 202 210
Cargo Fleet
Boeing 737-300F 3 — Cargo
Total 70 1

* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo.[6]

** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A220s.(previously Bombardier CSeries)[37]

See also

References

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  16. ^ a b "Loong Air Adds Chengdu – Bishkek From Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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  18. ^ 浙江长龙航空首条客运航线在渝完成首秀 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  19. ^ a b 浙江长龙航空开通杭州=万州=贵阳航线 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  20. ^ a b "Loong Air Adds Hangzhou – Almaty Service From Sep 2023". AeroRoutes. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  21. ^ a b 银川机场开通银川—洛阳—杭州航班 每天1班 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  22. ^ a b 洛阳机场恢复杭州—洛阳—银川航班 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  23. ^ 西安咸阳国际机场迎来第39家航空公司入驻 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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  26. ^ "LOONG AIR ADDS XI'AN – BISHKEK SERVICE IN NS23". aeroroutes.com. 23 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Loong Air adds Hangzhou - Kuala Lumpur in 1Q24". 28 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Loong Air adds new international routes in Dec 2018". routesonline. 18 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Loong Air adds Wenzhou – Jeju service from Aug 2019".
  30. ^ "Loong Air adds Yangyang service in W19".
  31. ^ "A dragon-patterned airline, Loong Air, is ready to board a direct flight to Suvarnabhumi". AOTGA. 14 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Loong Air adds Xi'An – Utapao service from April 2019". routesonline. 19 March 2019.
  33. ^ Vakilov, Fakhri (12 December 2019). "New charter flight to connect Uzbekistan and China". Trend.Az. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  34. ^ a b "LoongAir Makes International Debut in late-June 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  35. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
  36. ^ "Loong Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  37. ^ "Chinese Operator Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. Signs Letter of Intent for 20 Bombardier CSeries Airliners". Bombardier Aerospace Press Release. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loong_Air